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Spends Weekend with Grandparents
Henry Harpster, age 5 months, of Jackson, Mo., spent the weekend with grandparents Dane and Belinda Harpster of St. Peter. Those who came to visit Henry were Mahala and Harper Jacquin, Stacey and JoHanna Bergmann, and Sue Adams.
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Worship attendance on Sunday morning was 168.
The organist was Rita Yagow
Acolyte was Mitchell Brauer.
Attending elders were Darrell Wollin and Allen Magnus.
Remember in Your Prayers
• Those with health concerns:

Rubin
The biennial Rubin reunion will be held on Sunday, Aug. 7, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church parish hall in St. Paul.
A potluck dinner begins at 12:30 p.m., with beverages, paper plates and tableware being furnished.
Those attending are asking to take lists of births, deaths and marriages since the 2014 reunion, so that the family tree may be updated, and are asked to notify all family members.

Dothager
The Herman Dothager Family reunion was held on July 4 at Rogier Park in Vandalia with 56 attending.

Golden Circle Nutrition Program, located at 616 W. Jackson St., Vandalia provides meals in a comfortable setting to people 60 years and older and their spouses. There are no income guidelines or any type of restrictions besides the age limit.
Meals are prepared by Deb’s Catering of Altamont and delivered fresh daily. The suggested donation for meals is $3. Call the site at 283-1040 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. the day before you wish to eat there.

Life on the Homestead …
… is getting back to normal and coping with the hot weather. Although the head homesteader (namely Bill) is still recuperating from his recent bout with pneumonia in the hospital, he is taking his medicine and following doctor’s orders and trying to stay in out of the hot sun, helped a great deal by “the kids” with the mowing, trimming and a special weed-killer sprayer-wielder.
The critters are coping also, in spite of their furry or hairy coats.

The Best-Laid Plans of Mice & Men …
… often go astray, as events at the Homestead proved last week.
Bill was comfortably sitting in his recliner chair Saturday, but had mentioned earlier not feeling very well. As the day progressed, he was feeling worse and he suspected pneumonia, which he has experienced in the past.

Return from Vacation
Dane and Belinda Harpster of St. Peter and Ben, Amanda, Madison and Dru Eller of Jackson, Mo., all flew to Kennebunkport, Maine, on Saturday, July 9.
They rented a house there, and did a lot of sightseeing, including the summer home of former President George and Barbara Busch.